Vida Elementary

Summary:

Vida Elementary is home to a single standout school, Vida School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 43 students. The school is part of the Vida Elementary District, a high-performing district ranked 50 out of 387 in the state of Montana and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Vida School is a standout institution, outperforming the state average in both English Language Arts (60% proficient or better vs. 43.09% statewide) and Mathematics (60% proficient or better vs. 36.77% statewide) on the MAST assessments. The school has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Montana elementary schools over the past three school years, with a ranking of 59 out of 401 schools in 2024-2025, 49 out of 212 schools in 2023-2024, and 67 out of 332 schools in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 14.3 is lower than the state average, suggesting a more personalized learning environment.

While Vida School's academic performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics is exceptional, its performance in Science (25% proficient or better) falls below the state average of 38.16%. The school's higher spending per student of $11,693 in the 2018-2019 school year, compared to the state average, indicates a strong investment in student learning and success. Furthermore, the school's lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (6.98%) compared to the state average suggests a relatively higher socioeconomic status of the student population.

District Detail

1004 C Avenue
Circle, MT 59215

(406) 525-3374

SchoolDigger Rank:
50^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 43

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAST English Language Arts (2025)	MAST Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Vida School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Shell Street	Vida	59274	McCone County	Vida Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 525-3374	43	3	14.3	7.0%	27 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (25.6%)	78.1	59^th of 401 public elementary schools	85.3%		78.3	49^th of 212 public elementary schools	76.9%	10	60.0	60.0	$12,300

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Frontier Elementary	18.14 mi	2	321^st
Wolf Point Elementary	18.82 mi	3	333^rd
Wolf Point High School	19.01 mi	1	339^th
Poplar Elementary	23.34 mi	3	360^th
Poplar High School	23.34 mi	1	355^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

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